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Antibacterial prophylaxis of surgical site infections in oral surgery: not only and not always systemic antibiotics [PDF]
, 2015 Antibacterial prophylaxis is a set of treatment measures, including antibiotic prophylaxis, under surgeon’s responsibility. If local measures are always to be applied, antibiotic prophylaxis administration needs a careful case selection in order to avoid
Pippi, Roberto
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The detection of wound infection by ion mobility chemical analysis [PDF]
, 2020 Surgical site infection represents a large burden of care in the National Health Service. Current methods for diagnosis include a subjective clinical assessment and wound swab culture that may take several days to return a result.
Bechar, Janak +4 more
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Antibiotics for preventing infection at the surgical site: Single dose vs. multiple doses
Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2023 Background: Surgical site infections are common and expensive infections that can cause fatalities or poor patient outcomes. To prevent these infections, antibiotic prophylaxis is used. However, excessive antibiotic use is related to higher costs and the
Nehad J. Ahmed +9 more
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Methods for identifying surgical wound infection after discharge from hospital: a systematic review. [PDF]
, 2006 Background: Wound infections are a common complication of surgery that add significantly to the morbidity of patients and costs of treatment. The global trend towards reducing length of hospital stay post-surgery and the increase in day case surgery ...
AJ Mangram +19 more
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Surgical Site Infection After Hysterectomy [PDF]
Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey, 2013 Our objective was to estimate the occurrence of surgical site infections (SSI) after hysterectomy and the associated risk factors.We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of the 2005-2009 American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program participant use data files to analyze hysterectomies.
AeuMuro Gashaw, Lake +4 more
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Surgical Site Infections in Cardiac Surgery, Open-Heart Surgery Infections
Эпидемиология и вакцинопрофилактика, 2020 Relevance. Cardiac surgery is a direction that is currently being actively developed. The number of operations performed on an openheart is growing annually, and the number of postoperative complications, including infectious ones, is correspondingly ...
E. R. Tsoy +3 more
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Prevention of surgical site infections in orthopaedics
Problemy Pielęgniarstwa, 2022 Surgical site infections (SSI) are some of the most serious postoperative complications. Orthopaedic surgery involves a higher risk of developing SSI due to inserting implants into bones that have a very sensitive structure and a good blood supply.
Róża Słowik +2 more
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New Surgical Techniques and Surgical Site Infections
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2001 Technologic advances in surgery include a trend toward less invasive procedures, driven by potential benefits to patients and by health care economics.
Steven M. Gordon
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Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2017 Background Organ-space surgical site infections (SSI) are the most serious and costly infections after colorectal surgery. Most previous studies of risk factors for SSI have analysed colon and rectal procedures together.
Aina Gomila +17 more
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Validation of ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes for surgical site infection and noninfectious wound complications after mastectomy [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUNDFew studies have validated ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes for surgical site infection (SSI), and none have validated coding for noninfectious wound complications after mastectomy.OBJECTIVESTo determine the accuracy of International Classification of ...
Ball, Kelly E +4 more
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